Hempstead Road is bad enough as it is without more cause to slow traffic down on there. That junction is an issue, I know, but the solution may well be worse than the problem. Perhaps a speed camera closer to the end of the 40 zone? Move the 40/30 change further back? A 40 limit camera opposite The Grove? A better indication of the distance-to-go under that shady canopy for drivers emerging from Courtlands Drive?

[quote][p][bold]angryangryangry[/bold] wrote:
How about some traffic lights?[/p][/quote]Hempstead Road is bad enough as it is without more cause to slow traffic down on there. That junction is an issue, I know, but the solution may well be worse than the problem. Perhaps a speed camera closer to the end of the 40 zone? Move the 40/30 change further back? A 40 limit camera opposite The Grove? A better indication of the distance-to-go under that shady canopy for drivers emerging from Courtlands Drive?TRT

angryangryangry wrote…

How about some traffic lights?

Hempstead Road is bad enough as it is without more cause to slow traffic down on there. That junction is an issue, I know, but the solution may well be worse than the problem. Perhaps a speed camera closer to the end of the 40 zone? Move the 40/30 change further back? A 40 limit camera opposite The Grove? A better indication of the distance-to-go under that shady canopy for drivers emerging from Courtlands Drive?

Score: -6

pepsiman
1:38pm Fri 25 Apr 14

Definitely needs something. Mini roundabout?

Definitely needs something. Mini roundabout?pepsiman

Definitely needs something. Mini roundabout?

Score: 5

LuthersLoveChild
4:20pm Fri 25 Apr 14

that road is a nightmare, its where people from courtlands are trying to turn right to go to M25/ Hunton bridge. The road is so busy you can be waiting 5 minutes for a gap so people chance it.

mini roundabout would be good. better than lights i'd say.

that road is a nightmare, its where people from courtlands are trying to turn right to go to M25/ Hunton bridge. The road is so busy you can be waiting 5 minutes for a gap so people chance it.
mini roundabout would be good. better than lights i'd say.LuthersLoveChild

that road is a nightmare, its where people from courtlands are trying to turn right to go to M25/ Hunton bridge. The road is so busy you can be waiting 5 minutes for a gap so people chance it.

mini roundabout would be good. better than lights i'd say.

Score: 3

Wacko Jacko
4:48pm Fri 25 Apr 14

There's plenty of room there for a mini roundabout, definiitley worth looking at

There's plenty of room there for a mini roundabout, definiitley worth looking at

Score: 0

watford_bob
7:01pm Fri 25 Apr 14

I believe Hempstead Road is an approved diversion route for when / if the M25 is closed, therefore it probably won't be acceptable to place any roundabouts or more traffic lights etc along it.

The easiest solution will be a no right turn out of Courtlands Drive. Easy and cheap to implement.

I believe Hempstead Road is an approved diversion route for when / if the M25 is closed, therefore it probably won't be acceptable to place any roundabouts or more traffic lights etc along it.
The easiest solution will be a no right turn out of Courtlands Drive. Easy and cheap to implement.watford_bob

I believe Hempstead Road is an approved diversion route for when / if the M25 is closed, therefore it probably won't be acceptable to place any roundabouts or more traffic lights etc along it.

The easiest solution will be a no right turn out of Courtlands Drive. Easy and cheap to implement.

Score: 11

Cuetip
8:22am Tue 29 Apr 14

LuthersLoveChild wrote…

that road is a nightmare, its where people from courtlands are trying to turn right to go to M25/ Hunton bridge. The road is so busy you can be waiting 5 minutes for a gap so people chance it.

mini roundabout would be good. better than lights i'd say.

This junction is one of the worst in our congested town.

The surrounding roads are grinding to a halt and this road will almost certainly become a car park when yet another development - the Hempstead Rd 'car free' Free School with safety features - comes into operation on the busy town hall roundabout .

For years, residents have been highlighting this risky junction even before all the high density developments and there is more coming. Development / planning needs to recognise the four key bottlenecks / gateways that are paralysing the smooth operation of the town.

[quote][p][bold]LuthersLoveChild[/bold] wrote:
that road is a nightmare, its where people from courtlands are trying to turn right to go to M25/ Hunton bridge. The road is so busy you can be waiting 5 minutes for a gap so people chance it.
mini roundabout would be good. better than lights i'd say.[/p][/quote]This junction is one of the worst in our congested town.
The surrounding roads are grinding to a halt and this road will almost certainly become a car park when yet another development - the Hempstead Rd 'car free' Free School with safety features - comes into operation on the busy town hall roundabout .
For years, residents have been highlighting this risky junction even before all the high density developments and there is more coming. Development / planning needs to recognise the four key bottlenecks / gateways that are paralysing the smooth operation of the town.Cuetip

LuthersLoveChild wrote…

that road is a nightmare, its where people from courtlands are trying to turn right to go to M25/ Hunton bridge. The road is so busy you can be waiting 5 minutes for a gap so people chance it.

mini roundabout would be good. better than lights i'd say.

This junction is one of the worst in our congested town.

The surrounding roads are grinding to a halt and this road will almost certainly become a car park when yet another development - the Hempstead Rd 'car free' Free School with safety features - comes into operation on the busy town hall roundabout .

For years, residents have been highlighting this risky junction even before all the high density developments and there is more coming. Development / planning needs to recognise the four key bottlenecks / gateways that are paralysing the smooth operation of the town.

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